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33. John, an American who works for a U.S.-based company, has been assigned to work in
Japan. He is known as a(n):
34. A company is headquartered in Germany, has offices in the U.S., and has a Vietnamese
manager working in a facility in the U.S. In this case, Germany is the _____ country, the U.S. is the
_____ country, and Vietnam is the _____ country.
35. The usual way that a company begins to enter foreign markets is by:
36. A firm that is currently shipping domestically produced items to other countries to be sold
there is engaging in:
37. An organization that has just started setting up one or a few facilities in one or a few
foreign countries is a(n):
38. An organization that builds facilities in a number of different countries in an effort to
minimize production and distribution costs is a(n):
39. At the highest level of involvement in the worldwide marketplace are organizations that
choose to locate a facility based on the ability to effectively, efficiently, and flexibly produce a
product or service, using cultural differences as an advantage. Such organizations are referred to
as:
40. Which of the following is a characteristic of global organizations?
41. Which one of the following is true of global organizations?
42. Which of the following terms refers to a type of HRM system that makes decisions from a
global perspective, includes managers from many countries, and is based on ideas contributed by
people representing a variety of cultures?
43. Which one of the following statements is true of transnational HRM systems?
44. By far the most important influence on international HRM is the _____ of the country in
which a facility is located.
45. According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, a culture in which people are expected to
look after their own interests is high in:
46. In cultures high in _____, people think of themselves mainly as group members.
47. According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture, _____ defines the amount of inequality that
is normal.
48. Mark, an American national, is visiting Mexico for a business meeting. Since he is used to
addressing people by their first name, he calls his host, the Chairman of the company, by his first
name rather than his title. The Chairman and the other Mexican board members get offended.
This reveals differences in the cultural dimension of _____ between Mark and his Mexican hosts.
49. According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture, _____ refers to a strong cultural preference
for structured situations.
50. Values such as success, achievement, assertiveness, and competition are associated
with:
51. In the context of Hofstede's dimensions of culture, which of the following is a
characteristic of cultures with a long-term orientation?
52. According to Hofstede's dimensions of culture, which of the following is true of cultures
with a short-term orientation?
53. Individualistic cultures often exhibit:
